About LiveRamp

LiveRamp offers brands and the companies they work with identity resolution that is integrated throughout the digital ecosystem, providing the foundation for true omnichannel marketing. Our services transform the technology platforms used by our clients into people-based marketing channels that improve the relevancy of marketing and ultimately allow consumers to better connect with the brands and products they love.

We thrive on solving the toughest technical challenges, and we’re always looking for smart and compassionate people to help us blaze a trail. Learn more about working here.

LiveRamp is an Acxiom company located in the technology hub of San Francisco, delivering privacy-safe solutions to market and honoring the best practices of leading associations, including the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (DAA) ICON and App Choices programs, the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the Data & Marketing Association, and the Advertising Research Foundation..

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Travis May

Chief Executive Officer

Travis is CEO and a co-founder at LiveRamp. He recently served as Senior Vice President of Product for Acxiom. With a deep understanding of the digital marketing ecosystem, Travis oversees Acxiom’s leadership position as the central connector of data across the ecosystem. Prior to Acxiom, he was Vice President of Product Management at LiveRamp and Founder & CEO of Campus Venture Network (now iStart), a software as a service platform to administer business plan competitions online that was acquired by The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in 2009. Travis received degrees in Economics and Mathematics from Harvard College, where he graduated with Phi Beta Kappa and Magna cum Laude honors.

James Arra

Chief Operating Officer

Before joining LiveRamp, James was Vice President of WW Sales at TRUSTe where they grew the business from less than 1,000 customers to more than 6,000 customers in just over 3 years. Prior to TRUSTe, James was in a sales leadership role at Vontu, a data security company that was acquired by Symantec and prior to that James was VP and General Manager at FreeMarkets, a publicly traded SaaS company that merged with Ariba. James holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Quantitative Economics and Decision Theory from University of California, San Diego.

Jeff Smith

Chief Marketing Officer

Prior to joining LiveRamp, Smith led marketing at Nielsen as part of the global product leadership team, where he accelerated growth domestically and internationally by helping advertisers, agencies, and media companies understand and influence consumers’ path to purchase. Smith has a strong track record building and scaling world-class, revenue-focused marketing organizations in companies ranging from high-growth start-ups to the Fortune 100, and has also held leadership roles spanning general management, sales, marketing, business development, and product management in these organizations. He is recognized as an expert on emerging media and its impact on traditional advertising models, and holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Anneka Gupta

Chief Product Officer

As Chief Product Officer, Anneka oversees the execution and strategy of LiveRamp’s roadmap. Her background includes extensive experience across a variety of disciplines, including marketing, recruiting, product management and software development. Anneka received a Bachelor’s degree in Math & Computational Sciences from Stanford University.

Joel Jewitt

VP of Strategic Operations

Joel is a co-founder and VP Strategic Operations at LiveRamp. He was previously co-founder and VP Business Development of Motorola/Good Technology Inc, and prior to that was EVP of Encompass. Joel was also co-founder of Adaptive Media and was the fourth member in the founding team of Palm Computing. Joel holds a B.A. in Physics from Amherst College and a MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Jeremy Lizt

Chief Technology Officer

Prior to co-founding LiveRamp, Jeremy was co-founder and VP Engineering for Rapleaf. He was previously senior development manager in Oracle’s server division. Jeremy was also a founding member of Oracle’s application server team. Jeremy holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard and a post graduate degree in Jewish studies from Oxford University.

Luke McGuinness

Head of Data Partnerships

Luke is Head of Data Partnerships. Prior to joining LiveRamp, Luke was SVP, Data & Product Strategy at Collective, Inc., where he led data and research strategy for the multi-screen advertising company. Previously, Luke was VP, Data & Partnerships at Experian Hitwise, a global internet measurement firm, where he also held other leadership positions in sales, client services and product management as the business grew. Luke holds a BA from Colgate University and a JD from Fordham University School of Law.

Brandon Sammut

Head of People & Culture

As Head of People & Culture, Brandon ensures that LiveRamp’s internal operations empower our people to do their best work. Before LiveRamp, Brandon held various leadership roles at Teach For America, leading both its diversity talent and corporate partnerships teams. Brandon holds a BA from The University of Michigan, and an MBA and Masters in Education from Stanford University.

Allison Metcalfe

VP of Customer Success

As VP of Customer Success Allison is responsible for ensuring that all of LiveRamp’s customers are wildly successful and growing with the company. Before joining LiveRamp, Allison built and managed Customer Success teams at Demandbase, Jigsaw (acquired by Salesforce) and Equilar. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, MN.

Dan Scudder

VP of Growth Markets

Dan is a co-founder and VP of Growth Markets for LiveRamp. Prior to LiveRamp, Dan was a VP at Rapleaf. Dan served on the Direct Marketing Club of New York and holds a B.S. from Babson College.

Dave Yaffe

Head of Publishers and Platforms

Dave is the Head of Publishers and Platforms. He joined LiveRamp through the acquisition of Arbor where he was the co-founder and CEO. As Head of Publishers, Dave is focused on building the technology platform which helps publishers and app developers understand and monetize their data assets. Prior to Arbor, Dave ran product for Invite Media which was acquired by Google and became DoubleClick Bid manager, Google’s demand side platform. Dave holds a MS in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York.

Ari Jacoby

MD of International

Ari is the Managing Director of International. He joined LiveRamp through the acquisition of Circulate, where he served as Co-Founder and CEO. Prior to Circulate, Ari was CEO at Solve Media, an anti-bot security platform for publishers. He was also President of Voicestar, an advertising analytics platform for phone calls. Ari earned a degree in Government from Georgetown University.

Vanessa Wu

Division Counsel

Vanessa is Division Counsel for LiveRamp. Prior to joining LiveRamp, Vanessa was an attorney at the international law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, where she advised technology and media clients in high-stakes litigation, merger control, and regulatory proceedings involving data protection and privacy. Vanessa received a bachelor’s degree, with honors, from Princeton University and a juris doctor, Order of the Coif, from UCLA School of Law.